Title: Variable variations
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Variable variations

 *  [Gethin Coles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcediblemediacomau/)
 * (@gcediblemediacomau)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-variations/)
 * I’ve got a range of colours, but different sizes available within each colour.(
   ie not all colours have all sizes).
 * Ideally I’d like to be able to specify the size within the variation.
    Can I 
   do it? Is there a way? If not suggestions for workarounds would be appreciated
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 *  [KennyThemap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kennythemap/)
 * (@kennythemap)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-variations/#post-3352056)
 * If I read you correctly, I’ve just been reading about this in [Product Variations](http://wcdocs.woothemes.com/user-guide/product-variations/).
   And trying it out.
 * In essence, for a product you can specify colour and size as attributes. Then
   for each attribute specify what variations are available. Then go through the
   process of selecting which sizes are available per colour (don’t choose the auto
   mode as it will give you every possibility).
 * WC shows for purchase only those combinations that you have selected.
 * Works well so far.
 *  Thread Starter [Gethin Coles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcediblemediacomau/)
 * (@gcediblemediacomau)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-variations/#post-3352058)
 * thanks kenny. I’ve been experimenting with this too, and the amount of potential
   work here is huge: I have to specify a variation – and add image apparently –
   for each colour/size combination. Currently (on my homegrown cart), have a drop
   down to pick a male or female size per colour. Using that system I have 11 products(
   read:colours) in the category. Using variations I’d have to enter details for
   over 100 products.
 * Even if I add each colour as a separate product in woocommerce, I’d still need
   to double the number of product entries – because the sizing for male and female
   is different. I cant have a male/female variation because the 2nd dropdown box
   needs to change depending on the selection of the first.
 * And in fact thats another way of framing what I need: to dynamically change the
   second dropdown box depending on an initial selection.
 *  Thread Starter [Gethin Coles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcediblemediacomau/)
 * (@gcediblemediacomau)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-variations/#post-3352059)
 * heres the current shop:
    [http://www.ozbootz.com/sheepskinboots/shop/item.php?itemid=82](http://www.ozbootz.com/sheepskinboots/shop/item.php?itemid=82)
 * Each colour is entered separately in the database, each with its own range of
   sizes for men and women, and a bit of code to give an error if people try to 
   choose male and female sizes.
 * I’d love to be able to use variations for colour, but I need to figure out how
   to make the sizes work

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 * Last reply from: [Gethin Coles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcediblemediacomau/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-variations/#post-3352059)
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